ValencianTech, Nov 19-20 (Part II) and
March 5-6 (Part I), 2026
Yellow Cube, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Universitat Politècnica de València
UPV 8G Building, Access A, Av. dels Tarongers, 46022 València
Thursday, November 19th
AI and Data Analytics in Healthcare & PhD Colloquium
9:00 to 9:30 h – Welcome
Angel A. Juan (Univ. Politècnica de València), Ana Cidad (ValgrAI), Emilio Vivancos (Conselleria de Sanitat – GVA)
9:30 to 10:00 h – Keynote Speaker
Jose M. Sempere (Univ. Politècnica de València): Digital Twins in Biomedicine
Introduced by Ana Cidad (ValgrAI)
10:00 to 11:00 h – Round Table – Training Healthcare Professionals to Govern AI
Session Chair: Fco. Javier Domingo (UNIE Universidad)
María del Cacho Estil-les (Univ. Politécnica de Bari), Elena Garcés (Coloplast Kerecis), Isabel Bejarano-Blázquez (Syneos Health)
11:00 to 11:30 h – Coffee Break
11:30 to 12:30 h – AI in Bioinformatics & Biotechnology
Session Chair: Elena Perez (Universitat Politècnica de València)
Yunier Prieur (ValgrAI): Imaging Brain Dynamics: Between Biophysics, Machine Learning and Big Data
Wenwen Chen (ICSO Meta): Can LLM’s Transformers help us to Enhance Prediction in Healthcare?
Roberto Tufano (Math Biology): AI-based Zero-Invasive Technology for Prevention and Lifelong Wellbeing
Elena Perez (UPV): Predicting Obesity Risk in Children using Machine Learning Models
12:30 to 13:30 h – Round Table – IA en la Atención Hospitalaria: Diagnóstico, Gestión Clínica y Telemedicina
Session Chair: Armando Nieto (Divina Seguros)
José M. Santabárbara (Grupo Biomédico Ascires), Enrique Izquierdo (IMED Hospitales), Manuel Bosch (Ribera Salud),
Javier Torre (Divina Seguros)
13:30 to 14:30 h – Lunch
14:30 to 15:30 h – Round Table – Governance of AI in Public Healthcare
Session Chair: Emilio Vivancos (Conselleria de Sanitat – GVA)
Rosario Alonso (Conselleria de Sanitat – GVA), Alejandra Owono (Conselleria de Sanitat – GVA),
Juan E. Megías (Conselleria de Sanitat – GVA), Maria J. Tarazón (Conselleria de Sanitat – GVA)
15:30 to 16:30 h – AI and Math Challenges in Healthcare
Session Chair: Alfred Peris (UPV)
José M. Narciso (Bionline): From Models to Business Impact: Applied AI for Value Creation in Key Industries
José Millet (UPV): Gandia Hackathon on Health Challenges
Vicente Traver (ITACA): From Data to Care: Digital Innovation for Health and Well-being
Jorge Vicente (Corify): Mathematical and AI Models for Cardiac Arrhythmias
16:30 to 17:00 h – PhD Colloquium on General AI Topics
Session Chair: Eva Vallada (UPV)
Yang Men (UPV): AI Models for Loss Prediction
Veronica Medina (ICSO Analytics) & David Cordon (UOC): LLM-Based Heuristics
Marc Escoto (ICSO Meta): Automatizing Real-Life Decision Making with Fast Heuristics
Raquel Soriano (UPV): AI Models for Fraud Detection
Dennis N. Paez (UPV): Epileptic Seizure Detection in EEG using Wavelet Packet Energies and AI
Friday, November 20th
AI and Optimization in Logistics & Business
9:00 to 9:30 h – Keynote Speaker
Peter Keenan (University College Dublin): Using LLMs for Bibliographic Analysis in Decision Support Systems
Introduced by Javier Faulin (UPNA)
9:30 to 10:00 h – Keynote Speaker
Patrick Hirsch (BOKU University): AI in Sustainable Transportation and Urban Mobility
Introduced by Angel A. Juan (UPV)
10:00 to 11:00 h – AI Applications to Transportation & Mobility
Session Chair: Juan de Oña (Foro de Ingeniería del Transporte)
Jose L. Moura (UNICAN): AI and Digital Twins for Optimizing Real-Life Mobility
Javier Panadero (UAB): Sim-Learnheuristics as a Tool for Optimizing Dynamic and Stochastic Scenarios
Neus Garrido (UPV): Solving a Multi-Criteria Team Orienteering Problem
Juan de Oña (UGR): An Integrated Predictive Framework for Urban Mobility and Governance (URBAN-AI)
11:00 to 11:30 h – Coffee Break
11:30 to 12:30 h – Sustainable and Efficient Transportation and Energy Systems
Session Chair: Jose A. Moreno (Univ. La Laguna)
Marc Bara (UOC): Using Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Combinatorial Optimization
Javier Faulin (UPNA): Freight Distribution Optimization using Occasional Drivers
Ketrina Katragjini (AVEVA): AI and Optimization for a Sustainable Energy Transition
Jose A. Moreno (ULL): Design of Livestock Residue Biogas Supply Chains
12:30 to 13:30 h – AI in Business and Marketing
Session Chair: David Lopez (Esade)
Marleen Haering (Esade): AI avatars in the classroom: Redesigning the learning journey
Miguel Saiz (We Optimize): LLM-Based Generative Heuristics for Soft Optimization
Laura Calvet (UAB): Enhancing Barcelona’s Urban Mobility with AI (GLIMS)
Aitor Lopez (Baobab): Decision-Focused Scenario Reduction for Multi-Market Energy Storage Bidding
13:30 to 14:30 h – Lunch
14:30 to 15:00 h – Invited Speech on AI in Industrial Logistics
Session Chair: Raquel Soriano (UPV)
Speakers Pablo Boix (Centro Español de Logística), Ignacio Monserrat (Laberit)
15:00 to 16:00 h – AI-Driven Optimization & Prediction
Session Chair: Anna Martinez-Gavara (Univ. de València)
Javier Pernas (UdC): Simulating from the shop floor’s “now” with an LLM agent
Rafael Gomez (UPV): AI Models for Sustainable Tourism (TUR-IA)
Antonio R. Uguina (Decide): Sim-Exact Methods
Antoni Guerrero (Baobab): Biased-Randomized Transformers for Agile Optimization
Ignacio Jorda (UPV): Optimizing the Constrained Pallet Building Problem
Jaime Venne (Insylo): A Vendor-Managed Inventory Approach to Optimize the Supply Chain
16:00 to 16:10 h – Closing
Marc Barà (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya), David Lopez (Esade), Alfons Freixes (ICSO Analytics)
15:30 to 16:30 h – PhD Colloquium on General AI Topics
Session Chair: Eva Vallada (UPV)
Yang Men (UPV): AI Models for Loss Prediction
Veronica Medina (ICSO Analytics) & David Cordon (UOC): LLM-Based Heuristics
Marc Escoto (ICSO Meta): Automatizing Real-Life Decision Making with Fast Heuristics
Raquel Soriano (UPV): AI Models for Fraud Detection
Thursday, March 5th
9:00 to 9:30 h – Welcome
Angel A. Juan (General Co-Chair)
Raffaele Maccioni (President Decision Science Alliance)
Jose M. Calabuig (Director IUMPA UPV)
Alfred Peris (General Co-Chair)
9:30 to 10:00 h – Keynote Speaker
Ana Povoa (University of Lisbon): Operations Research and AI in Transportation and SCM
10:00 to 11:00 h – Optimization: Methods and Applications
Session Chair: Rafael Martí
Alice Calamita (Synactica Roma): Math Models and Algorithms to support Price and Revenue Optimization
Claudia Rodriguez (OGA): From a Single Optimal Route to a Diverse Portfolio
Rafael Martí (Universitat de València): Springer Handbook of Heuristics
11:00 to 11:30 h – Coffee Break (sponsored by IUMPA)
11:30 to 12:00 h – Keynote Speaker
Armando Nieto (Divina Seguros): Artificial Intelligence in the Insurance Sector
12:00 to 13:00 h – AI in Smart Decision Making
Session Chair: Luis Viso
Ivan Vaquero (BUOH): From Confusion to Conversion: Improving the First Interaction in Banking, Insurance, and Fintech
Marc Escoto (Univ. Politècnica de València): A Sequential Allocation Model for Inter-Plant Debt in Returnable Bottle Logistics
Luis Viso (Tecnalia): Supporting Sustainable Mobility with AI: the European Bus Rapid Transit
13:00 to 14:00 h – Mesa Redonda: Aplicaciones de la IA en Inspección de Servicios de Salud
Moderadora: Alejandra Owono (Jefa de la UVMI en Alicante)
Francisco J. Ponce (Director Territorial de Alicante)
Verónica Piles (Subdirectora de Inspección de Servicios Sanitarios)
Gregorio Gomez (Jefe de Sección de Inspección de Servicios Sanitarios)
Emilio Vivancos (Responsable de la Oficina Autonómica para la Aplicación de la IA)
14:00 to 15:00 h – Lunch (sponsored by EURO)
16:00 to 17:00 h – AI and Mathematical Models in Industry
Session Chair: Alfred Peris
Jose M. Narciso (Bionline): From Models to Business Impact: Applied AI for Value Creation in Key Industries
Andreu Climent (Corify): How Corify Technology and Volumetric Source Imaging Help to See and Cure Cardiac Arrhythmias
Alfred Peris (Universitat Politècnica de València)
Friday, March 6th
9:00 to 9:30 h – Keynote Speaker
Ana Cidad (ValgrAI): ValgrAI: The Valencian Foundation for AI
9:30 to 11:00 h – Industrial Applications of OR and AI
Session Chair: Javier Panadero
Joan Serrano (Universitat de València): The Multi-Source Capacitated Facility Location Problem with Customer Incompatibilities
Juan Fco. Gomez (Decide Soluciones): A Simheuristic for the Stochastic TOP with Probabilistic Constraints
Wenwen Chen (Univ. Politècnica de València): Transformer-Based approaches for Tropical Cyclone Parametric Modeling
Charitha Buddhika Heendeniya (Univ. Applied Sciences – Lugano): Risk and Resilience-Oriented Charging Infrastructure Planning
Javier Panadero (Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona): Project Scheduling with Time Dependencies and Shared Resources
11:00 to 11:30 h – Coffee Break (sponsored by IUMPA)
11:30 to 12:00 h – Keynote Speaker
David Lopez-Lopez (FHIOS Smart Knowledge): Artificial Intelligence in Digital Marketing
12:00 to 13:00 h – Applying AI in the Real World
Session Chair: Patricia Rodriguez
Marc Bara (ICSO Analytics): The Hidden Economics of AI in Project Management
Antonio Rodriguez (Decide Soluciones): Solving the Bi-Objective Generalized Dispersion Problem
Patricia Rodriguez (ICSO Analytics): ICSO Analytics: Supporting Smart Decisions with AI
13:00 to 14:00 h – AI in Bio and Healthcare
Session Chair: Ray Butler
Ignasi Tormo (VersedIA): Conversational AI to Enhance Cognitive Wellness
David Navarro (Mendel Brain): Integrating Genetics, Psychology and Data Sources for Personalized Treatments
Ray Butler (Butler Scientifics): Towards Intelligent Conversational Guidance for Biomedical Data Exploration
14:00 to 15:00 h – Lunch (sponsored by EURO)
15:00 to 16:20 h – Process Optimization with AI
Session Chair: Oriol Vila
Cristina Tobar (OGA): A Sim-learnheuristic for the Team Orienteering Problem
Alfredo Gimenez (Factor): Industrial Performance Boosted by AI Tutoring Agents
Antoni Guerrero (Baobab Soluciones): Hybridizing RL with BRAs to Solve Large-Scale Optimization Problems in Real-Time
Oriol Vila (Insylo): Deep Learning for Volumetric Estimation in Bulk Solids
16:20 to 16:30 h – Closing
Angel A. Juan (General Co-Chair)
Patricia Rodriguez (ICSO Analytics)
Carles Serrat (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)